Category Archives: virtualization
vSentry and the Art of VDI Security
very good points!
A new way to sell used IT equipment
A new way to sell used IT equipment http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=AB132E87-F217-297A-A677DE7FC8CEE151 Excellent strategy for a disaster recovery solution.
Posted in asset management, datacenter, networking, server, storage, virtualization
Tagged Datacenter, networking, server, storage
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BYOD gets attention at Mobile World Congress
BYOD gets attention at Mobile World Congress http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237062/BYOD_gets_attention_at_Mobile_World_Congress
Posted in asset management, byod, cloud computing, EUC, mobile, telco, virtualization
Tagged byod, mobile, Telco
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Telefonica and NEC want to take virtualization all the way to the set-top box
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Telefonica and NEC are to work together on developing network virtualization technologies, the companies have announced. The Spanish telco and Japanese vendor have a fair amount of history together, with NEC providing the platform underpinning Telefonica’s…
Posted in asset management, byod, consumer, EUC, Productivity, virtualization
Tagged consumer, network, Telco, virtualization
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Forbes: Why Storage Technology Is Disrupting The Enterprise ie: Nutanix, Fusion IO etc.
Exciting to see Nutanix & Fusion IO getting the attention they deserve in this Forbes article. http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/02/21/why-storage-technology-is-disrupting-the-enterprise/
Amazon gets (more) serious about the enterprise. No kidding
Originally posted on Gigaom:
If you still don’t think Amazon(s amzn) is serious about winning enterprise accounts for Amazon Web Services, you need to get over it. The public cloud leader wants to be the preferred cloud for even the…
Posted in Amazon, asset management, cio, cloud computing, Productivity, virtualization
Tagged Amazon, Datacenter, Enterprise Systems
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Cyber-rattling is a Convenient Excuse for Security Vendor Failures
Posted in asset management, byod, Productivity, Security, virtualization
Tagged byod, CIO, Datacenter, Enterprise Systems, security
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It turns out a lot of companies like building their own storage gear
Originally posted on Gigaom:
First, cloud storage startup Backblaze pioneered the concept of open source storage hardware. Then, it showed how to pack 135 terabytes into a 4U case (which Backblaze calls a “pod”) for less than $8,000. As it…
Posted in asset management, cloud computing, Productivity, virtualization
Tagged Datacenter, storage
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First ARM-based servers in production support Baidu’s cloud storage
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Chinese search engine giant Baidu is using ARM-based servers from Marvell making it the first company to depend on servers using the cell-phone chip in a production environment. Baidu is using the new ARM servers in…
Posted in asset management, cio, cloud computing, Productivity, virtualization
Tagged Cloud computing, Datacenter, virtualization
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OnApp’s federated cloud storage platform hits production
Originally posted on Gigaom:
OnApp is one of the most interesting European cloud players, as it offers traditional hosting providers a way to fight Amazon(s amzn) by federating the spare capacity in their data centers — it also has more…
Posted in Amazon, asset management, cio, cloud computing, dr, Productivity, virtualization
Tagged CIO, Cloud computing, Datacenter, virtualization
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Enterprise Computing Speedbumps 